Waxy O'Connor's

If your vision of Erin is some tranquil idyll filled with barking biddies & blarney-spouting old charmers, look elsewhere. But if boisterous Irish theme parks are your thing, you’ll wax lyrical about Waxy O’Connor’s. Choose from four ‘olde worlde’ bars that might remind you of the set from some Celtic Harry Potter extravaganza. Earthly hobbits & wage earners rub shoulders in this lairy labyrinth, & sports fans love it (TV screens beam out all sorts of ball games). To drink, order Magners, Murphy’s, Caffrey’s & a whiskey chaser, or any of a dozen unpretentious wines from £15. The menu mixes international pub grub with Irish heritage in the shape of ham with colcannon, Guinness sausages & mash or crocks of mussels with soda bread – plus a side of live music on Sunday evenings.